Chicago, IL · IT Service Providers
IT Service Providers in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 5,425 computer systems design and IT services firms in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 70,994 people with $9.1 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
5,425
5th most of 384 US metro areas
70,994
13.1 per business, against 13.7 across all metros
$9.1 billion
$127,636 per employee
85%
of businesses, against 83% across all metros
-1.8%
in the number of businesses (5,525 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for computer systems design and IT services firms, 5th of 384.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 13.1 employees.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps it service providers in Chicago.
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Monthly agreements on autopay
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Onboarding as a project
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Questions
IT Service Providers in Chicago
How many computer systems design and IT services firms are there in Chicago?
5,425 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 70,994 people and paid $9.1 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for it service providers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 5,525 to 5,425 (-1.8%).
What does VERA do for it service providers in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
IT Service Providers in other markets
Other Chicago markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is computer systems design and IT services firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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